First Post - Need Hat Color Advice

[Zombie_61]

thats a great one

Thank you, Sir! I agree, but my opinion is a little biased.

 

[KyleK]

Thought I'd throw my Whiskey VS in the mix. Also in avatar, I think.

 

[fedoracentric]

It should be remembered that color names are often just a salesman's gimmick.

 

[alanfgag]

It should be remembered that color names are often just a salesman's gimmick.

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[ingineer]

I understand Alan's Comment, even the Pantone uses crazy names..Sandy Dollar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantone
Richard

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Don't know it this can be called whiskey...

 

[T Jones]

Don't know it this can be called whiskey...

Yup. Pretty much....Colors and names are the call of the various manufacturers.

 

[OddHatter]

great hat brother ,

+1 all the way.

 

[jkingrph]

Don't know, whiskey is a clear bright color, you can see or read through( depending on how much you drink). A felt hat is opaque, and rather flat in finish as compared to liquid whiskey, so it would be difficult if not impossible to truly replicate the color and associated qualities.

Naming a hat color whiskey is most likely a sales gimmick.

 

[tropicalbob]

Well, you have to call it something. Check out the Selentino Lexington on the JJ Hat Center site. It's very close to several other hats I've seen designated as "whiskey," and although I'd thought I'd sworn off "store bought" hats, that one's giving me the siren's call.

 

[fedoracentric]

Naming a hat color whiskey is most likely a sales gimmick.

Exactly because "whiskey" isn't a color. It is a catchy name.

 

[alanfgag]

Exactly because "whiskey" isn't a color. It is a catchy name.

Color names are evocative, hoping to help you experience the particular signature of how a thing reflects and absorbs light. How they work and how we use them is much more interesting and complex than a sales gimmick. That said, names of colors and names of products certainly can help align a particular segment of the marketplace with a particular product.

Whiskey is better than brown. Pantone 464C might be even better. Personally, I think honey is sexier.

 

[viclip]

My Biltmore Presidential in "Cognac" will give any "Whiskey" hat a run for its money

 

[alanfgag]

ps... try this - you'll enjoy the exercise.

 

[ManofKent]

ps... try this - you'll enjoy the exercise.

Lv23 then I blame my monitor not my eye sight

 

[alanfgag]

I'm the same. My wife gets ten levels higher.

 

[Gromulus]

ps... try this - you'll enjoy the exercise.

Hi Alan,

Knowing that you are in the graphic arts industry to an extent, you may also enjoy this color "test". I work in the coatings industry and I use this to gauge basic color aptitude of my chemists, technicians, and even sales personnel:

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77&Lang=en

 

[alanfgag]

That's a great exercise... tests patience as well as acuity. By the end I was itching to push that "score test" button. I scored 8. My wife will love this. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jkingrph]

My Biltmore Presidential in "Cognac" will give any "Whiskey" hat a run for its money

And I need to find one in "Armagnac"!!

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Didn't know those tests.